Tips lead Arlington police to arrest of suspect in Red Wing store slaying

Updated at 9:32 a.m. Wednesday by Tasha Tsiaperas: A man suspected of slaying a shoe store employee last month owned a gun matching the one used in the shooting, a search warrant revealed Wednesday.

Jacob Everett, 21, was arrested Tuesday night after a tip connected Everett to a truck matching the description of the one used in the fatal robbery at the Red Wing shoe store Feb. 25.

Everett traded in his 2004 gold Toyota Tacoma last week to an Arlington car dealership for a 2010 red Ford four-door sedan. Officers confirmed the sale Friday, according to a search warrant affidavit.

Police questioned Everett about the truck he sold Tuesday at a home in the 2200 block of San Ramon Court. He said he drove the Toyota Tacoma to the Red Wing shoe store before the shooting Feb. 25. He said he drove to the other end of the parking lot to wait for a friend but left when the friend was late, the search warrant says.

Everett also told police he owned a gun that was kept in the center console of his new Ford sedan. Police found the 9mm Smith and Wesson semiautomatic handgun, which matches the gun used in the fatal shooting of Randy Pacheco, the warrant says.

Original post at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday: Arlington police have a suspect in custody in the slaying of a 22-year-old shoe store employee.

Jacob Galen Everett, 21, faces a murder charge in the Feb. 25 death of Randy Pacheco. He was arrested Tuesday in the 600 block of Division Street, near North Cooper Street, 3.4 miles north from the Red Wing shoe store where Pacheco was killed.

Surveillance video from the store showed a masked gunman walking in about 2 p.m. and leaving in a vehicle police described as a champagne-colored lifted pickup.

Police said detectives received more than 60 tips after the incident and were given information that led them to a vehicle that matched the description. Detectives interviewed Everett, the owner of the vehicle, and learned he was at the store the day of the shooting and collected evidence from his home that led to his arrest.

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